Billy Strings Gifts Signature Model Guitar to His Dad | Preston Thompson Guitars

The guitarist and songwriter surprises his father with the first Billy Strings signature model Thompson DBS-EIA.

Billy Strings has been playing his D-BA dreadnought from Preston Thompson Guitars, among other Thompson guitars, for some time. Now, Thompson Guitars is introducing a limited run of 33 Billy Strings Signature Model DBS-EIA guitars.

But the first guitar goes to Dad. In this video, Billy surprises his father, Terry Barber, with DBS-EIA number 1 during their recent father-and-son “Family Strings” tour.

Learn more about Billy Strings at BillyStrings.com.

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